CLOSE UP OF CARL ATLEY CRASH AT NFMS '14

	Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 15, 2014 06:45AM
video	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPsMv8xF5RQ&feature=youtu.be Reply Quote

	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 15, 2014 07:35AM
Anonymous User	What's new. They always have a problem. Never seen a good hook from either of their trucks. Reply Quote

Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 15, 2014 09:42AM

spectator

Wonder how long their insurance will let all this happen. Wouldn't doubt they get dropped for next year. No buffer zone and ppl sitting right behind the cement. And making the super stocks drive through the sand and into the baracades at the end to get into the finals. They always do whatever they want down here. But at some point something bad can happen. But I hope I never does. I love pulling and all of the great ppl. Hopefully this year opens their eyes and gets their head out of their a$$!

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	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 15, 2014 07:38PM
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	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 16, 2014 12:23AM
Darla Registered: 10/09/2013 Posts: 4	Things happen, these trucks are really pushed hard. But sit and think about it, you and I know that the crowd comes to see this stuff so why would you even consider getting rid of wildest trucks of the show. Reply Quote

	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 16, 2014 05:57AM
Anonymous User	Truck or tractor this can happen to anyone, don't blame the trucks, it's obvious something broke in the steering system which made the truck uncontrollable. Tractors break all the time and so do trucks..... Reply Quote

	CLOSE UP OF CARL ATLEY CRASH AT NFMS '14 February 15, 2014 05:27PM
NFMS Fan	Glad no one was hurt; this was quite the scare. [www.youtube.com] Reply Quote

Re: CLOSE UP OF CARL ATLEY CRASH AT NFMS '14 February 16, 2014 08:38AM

Alex Mholz

We were in the second row directly in front of the crash. It was pretty freaky. There was absolutely no time to react.
The family in the row in front of us had the parents and a small boy with them and that was the only thing that went through my mind. A small piece of the concrete barrier shot up and hit me in the forehead, but thank the good Lord above no one was seriously injured. There was also an older couple in the first row in front of us that were really shaken up and scared.
I've grown up around truck & tractor pulling my whole life. This was just a really bad accident that the driver nor the facility could control.
To be honest, all I could think about was the little boy in front of us and that the truck was coming over the wall.
It was really scary, but as an avid fan of this sport, I know that's the risk you take when you sit that close to the track.
Just thanking God that everyone was okay and no one was seriously injured or worse =)

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	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 15, 2014 11:58PM
Same ole story	Just another pull from them guys, pretty common those trucks cant steer themselves Reply Quote

Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 16, 2014 03:32AM

bull

This is a dangerous situation , they need to remove those 2 front rows of seats. It is not just the trucks , with the speed of the Hotrods, Big Alcohol tractors and others someday one of these tractors is going to get wild and go over the wall or loose a rear tire and it go into the crowd. It is not a matter of if but when. People that sit that close are taking a huge risk. I hope it never happens but it could

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Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 16, 2014 12:11PM

stupid

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bull
This is a dangerous situation , they need to remove those 2 front rows of seats. It is not just the trucks , with the speed of the Hotrods, Big Alcohol tractors and others someday one of these tractors is going to get wild and go over the wall or loose a rear tire and it go into the crowd. It is not a matter of if but when. People that sit that close are taking a huge risk. I hope it never happens but it could

Anyone that puts children in those areas and any promoter that allows it should be slapped with child endangerment charges. If any adult is that stupid to sit that close to a vehicle it's their decision. Allowing idiots to take children that close to these vehicles needs to be stopped. If they are too stupid, the promoter needs to be the responsible party.

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	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 16, 2014 12:24PM
spectator	Don't blame the parents. You don't get to choose where you want to sit. But I guess they could stay home and pulling could lose more fans. It all comes down to money. IMO, the first ten rows need to be removed and two rows of barriers put up. But it will never happen until someone gets hurt. Reply Quote

	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 16, 2014 12:26PM
ParkerFly Registered: 03/30/2008 Posts: 191	I agree with what you said, but killing those rows would mean potential loss of ticket sales so I doubt it happens. After having sat right up on the track and up in the upper level both multiple times, I don't know why anyone would want to be down next to the track anyway. Way better view up high. Reply Quote

Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 16, 2014 12:31PM

stupid

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spectator
Don't blame the parents. You don't get to choose where you want to sit. But I guess they could stay home and pulling could lose more fans. It all comes down to money. IMO, the first ten rows need to be removed and two rows of barriers put up. But it will never happen until someone gets hurt.

I sure will, and do blame the parents. If a parent is that stupid they shouldn't have children. No responsible parent or guardian would NEVER place a child in danger, because the only seats were in the middle of the track. And the promoter is the last line of defense of these children that are cursed with stupid parents. There is NO excuse for that child being at that barrier, NONE.

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Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 16, 2014 02:08PM

Derek S

U have a better chance of being killed on the highway so I guess ur a stupid parent if u let ur child ride in a car until there 18 and an adult. There is always a risk in anything we do in life. The big guy upstairs decides when its our time to go. Accidents happen. Luckily no one was hurt but lets not go crazy. This is why our country has gone the way it has. Before u know it all spectators will have to go to a class and have a certificate that says u have been to the class before u can enter a pull!!!

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Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 16, 2014 07:33PM

stupid

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Derek S
U have a better chance of being killed on the highway so I guess ur a stupid parent if u let ur child ride in a car until there 18 and an adult. There is always a risk in anything we do in life. The big guy upstairs decides when its our time to go. Accidents happen. Luckily no one was hurt but lets not go crazy. This is why our country has gone the way it has. Before u know it all spectators will have to go to a class and have a certificate that says u have been to the class before u can enter a pull!!!

You probably should refrain from Breeding. Accidents just don't happen.....They are the results of people that did not do their best to prevent it. This has nothing to do to the way our country has gone. Children die every day because two people create a child and they have no clue how they are to raise it. Good possibility it started with your parents or grandparents.

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	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 16, 2014 11:20PM
1 wet willie	? for stupid were you a bubble baby ??? didn,t you get ur feet wet when you were told don,t go near the water ? Reply Quote

Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 19, 2014 06:16AM

Bryan Lively

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Couple thoughts on this particular incident. I honestly don't know how many times an incident like this has happened at the farm show where a side barrier has been struck, but in terms of statistical chance the likelihood of being sitting at the barrier when it is struck is very, very small. Stuff does happen and any knee jerk emotional reaction to the "issues" at the farm show pull (and yes, many of you HAVE reacted out of emotion, not reason) doesn't solve any problems. Having said that a second line of barriers might be the answer to help. it would narrow the track area and hinder some travel up and down the track but would ease some insurance concerns along the way. The barrier was deflected it appears between 18 and 30 inches in the video Ive seen, so placing 24-30 inches between the barrier sets would probably be a good move so that the first set could absorb the energy of impact, leaving the interior set untouched and spectators out of harms way.

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Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 17, 2014 11:14AM

Dumb and dumber

With your theory guess they should just seats on top of the sand pile. Antique pulls should not have people this close to a wall. Let alone with what there running. Your probably the guy I seen on the video raising his hands kook how cool I am. Not even knowing if somebody is hurt. For the spectators and the fan sake they need to have this fixed. Either the chairs go away or they add another wall closer to the track. I would not want someone to get hurt while I ways pulling. Someone getting killed would make national news and out a black eye on the sport and make it harder to grow. Grow up and acted like a responsible adult. You must be a Obummer voter.

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	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 16, 2014 02:24PM
John Murray Registered: 02/21/2012 Posts: 797	Quote spectator You don't get to choose where you want to sit. Depends on how you get your tickets. John Murray Two-time Pedal Pull World Champion Let's Go Pulling, covering the sport of pulling in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. Watch LGP on YouTube Like LGP on Facebook Reply Quote

Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 17, 2014 01:17AM

just thinkin

This is for stupid. How did you become the protector of mankind. If you like it or not we live in a world of odds. The stock market runs on it, manufactures live with it. Insurance companies make their living from it. How did you ever learn to do anything in life if you were not allowed to be exposed to risky situations? Did you learn to walk? If so was that in a padded cell? I am sure you were not allowed to learn to walk in your home. as you must know more accidents happen in the home than any where. Did you go to school? Many accidents happen there not to mention the shootings. I hope your were not allowed on any type of play ground equipment as a child ,we all know how dangerous that is. You should spend your time getting all of the parks closed that allow children under 18 years of to play on slides. How about amusement parks? You should go after them as they allow children in there. How do you justify the children that have been killed by air bags in cars? What about the children that died after getting a government ordered vaccine?I could go on for ever with examples of the risk we take in every day life. Lets face facts, danger sells. The way a free society works allows us to teach our children about life. Will some child get hurt in a situation like this? We do not know. We hope not .How many safety rules were in effect from the time this truck headed to the pull until the accident? I suggest to you there were more than you can list. We need to do what we can to be safe within reason. For someone to suggest parents should become criminals for caring enough for their children to include them in an event like this is plain STUPID. Be careful what you ask for. You may just get it. Hope you did not or do not allow your children to ever escape from the mothers womb. just to be safe.

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	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 17, 2014 06:57AM
always wondered	the ohio cat was for sale in the puller magazine a while ago. did the truck sell? or was that the same truck carl atly drove at nfms? I know they had two, saw 1 for sale and never knew what happened. corey atly drove one right? or is he done pulling? Reply Quote

	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 17, 2014 08:20AM
SmokinCAT Registered: 07/22/2013 Posts: 80	The original ohio cat truck was cory's, he now has that truck in the shop and is painted primer gray. I'm pretty sure the lethal weapon truck was redone to represent ohio cat. According to Cory's Facebook that was a new chassis and that was the first pass, I believe he said a tie rod broke. Reply Quote

	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 17, 2014 01:46PM
always wondered	thanks. so atley's still have it and will run this summer? Reply Quote

	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 17, 2014 02:06PM
More stupider	I have a way better idea! lets sell seats for the sand pile! last one out of their seat wins! Reply Quote

	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 17, 2014 02:50PM
ol George Registered: 09/23/2008 Posts: 632	I played that game with a bull at a couple of rodeos but that was a few years and miles ago. I would rather take my chance with the tractor and driver as the bull. Reply Quote

	Re: Diesel truck hitting wall at NFMS video February 19, 2014 04:55AM
gr8 idea!	Sounds like fun to me! When can I buy tickets? Reply Quote